All .exe files open with Acrobat.

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alice -  
 Bomatch -
Hello everyone,
I often visit this forum to find help, but today I am stuck...
I am on Windows Vista and here is my problem
I don't know how I managed it, but now all the .exe files on my computer are transformed into pdf (the Acrobat icon appears on the desktop) and every time I try to launch them, an Acrobat Reader page opens.

I tried to shift + right-click to try to open with, but it’s the same, Acrobat opens.
I don’t know what to do anymore... please help!!
Configuration: Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0

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alhuno1 Posted messages 2079 Status Contributeur 226
 
Go to Start, then Settings, then Add/Delete Programs, and uninstall Acrobat Reader.
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alice
 
Thank you both for your help and responsiveness! My problem seems to be resolved: I uninstalled Acrobat and can now run the .exe files correctly.
If I reinstall Acrobat, am I likely to encounter the same problem again?
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STEVEN76
 
I had the same issue under Windows 7; uninstalling Adobe Reader solved the problem.
Thank you!
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ekim55 Posted messages 86260 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   14 673
 
Good evening,
Rather take Foxit Reader.
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Human beings are at their best when things are at their worst.
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alhuno1 Posted messages 2079 Status Contributeur 226
 
No
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ilias 99
 
I followed your advice and indeed I am once again able to open my applications; however, if I reinstall Acrobat Reader, the problem reappears right away.

Have you found the root of the problem and its solution, or alternatively, how to open PDF files without blocking all the other applications?

Thank you for sharing your findings with me.

Ilias 99
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Bomatch
 
Hello,

I had the same problem with Windows 7. But just before that, I had installed Revo Uninstaller.
So a system restore worked really well.
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rainure
 
Good evening
restore to a date when everything was working well
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alice
 
I'm not very good at computers...
What should I do to restore? And if I restore, will I risk losing my files?
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rainure
 
start control panel maintenance and performance then system restoration
you can only go back 5 days
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alice
 
When I go to Control Panel\Backup and Restore Center and click on create a restore point, nothing happens. Am I in the right menu?
Otherwise, I feel like no matter where I click, nothing happens when I am in the control panel.
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